Global Patent Index - EP 1628599 A4

EP 1628599 A4 20111228 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING MITRAL VALVE FUNCTION

Title (en)

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING MITRAL VALVE FUNCTION

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND GERÄT ZUR VERBESSERUNG DER MITRALKLAPPENFUNKTION

Title (fr)

TECHNIQUE ET APPAREIL PERMETTANT D'AMELIORER LA FONCTION DE LA VALVULE MITRALE

Publication

EP 1628599 A4 20111228 (EN)

Application

EP 04753317 A 20040526

Priority

  • US 2004016472 W 20040526
  • US 44647003 A 20030527

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2004105584A2] A method and apparatus for reducing mitral regurgitation. The apparatus is inserted into the coronary sinus of a patient in the vicinity of the posterior leaflet of the mitral valve, the apparatus being adapted to straighten the natural curvature of at least a portion of the coronary sinus in the vicinity of the posterior leaflet of the mitral valve, whereby to move the posterior annulus anteriorly and thereby improve leaflet coaptation and reduce mitral regurgitation.

IPC 8 full level

A61F 2/06 (2013.01); A61F 2/24 (2006.01)

IPC 8 main group level

A61B (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A61F 2/2451 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2004105584 A2 20041209; WO 2004105584 A3 20050526; AU 2004243029 A1 20041209; AU 2004243029 B2 20091203; AU 2010200752 A1 20100318; CA 2526110 A1 20041209; CN 1829485 A 20060906; CN 1829485 B 20120321; EP 1628599 A2 20060301; EP 1628599 A4 20111228; JP 2007503287 A 20070222; JP 4456605 B2 20100428

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2004016472 W 20040526; AU 2004243029 A 20040526; AU 2010200752 A 20100301; CA 2526110 A 20040526; CN 200480021525 A 20040526; EP 04753317 A 20040526; JP 2006533411 A 20040526